My Kid's Allergic to Everything Dessert Cookbook: More Than 80 Recipes for Sweets and Treats the Whole Family Will Enjoy [Paperback]

Mary Harris (Author), Wilma Selzer Nachsin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1999

Substituting rye flour, carob, almond milk, and other ingredients for foods children may be allergic to, these recipes cover everything from chocolate chip cookies to banana cream pie. Substitution charts tell how to convert recipes into allergen-free delights, and a buying guide shows where to find special ingredients.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Caring for Kids In All Mothers Work: A Guilt-Free Guide for the Stay-at-Home Mom, Cindy Ramming, former accountant, current at-home mom, delivers encouragement and counsel to those women who have decided not to return to the workplace after the birth of a child. Despite the title, she also discusses issues that challenge mothers working outside the home: guilt, juggling competing demands of one's outside job, family, home and self. An appendix includes a list of ideas for home-based businesses and those that get one out of the house. Buying for kids is just like buying for adults. Except their interests change from week to week. And their bodies change from month to month. And they have no resistance to peer pressure. Or any understanding of the value of money. In The Smart Shopper's Guide to the Best Buys for Kids, Sue Robinson, the editor and publisher of Kid News, a national newsletter on consumer bargains for children's merchandise, offers her advice on hunting for pint-sized bargains. In chapters on clothes, furniture, travel, toys, food and more, she offers general advice and caveats (as well as styling tips and recipes) combined with geographically grouped listings of stores and services. For kids whose diets are restricted by food allergies, Mary Harris and Wilma Nachsin have developed such permissible treats as Gingersnaps and Toffee Squares in "My Kid's Allergic to Everything" Dessert Cookbook. Included with recipes for cupcakes, brownies, pies and a variety of flavorful breakfast options are substitutions for flours, sugars, leaveners, chocolate, dairy products, etc. There is also information on safe cleaning products and pesticides, shopping tips and a list of resources. Forewords by Drs. Rebecca Hoffman and Ida Mary S. Thoma discuss the medical aspects of asthma and allergies and explain how to detect offending foods.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

A number of books have been written about food allergies (or sensitivities), but these recipes are directed specifically at allergic children, though they could be used for adults as well. Both books offer recipes that avoid your child's particular food allergies. Meyer, the mother of allergic children, is the more health-conscious and offers unique, varied recipes. She includes suggestions for outfitting the basic pantry and kitchen when cooking for an allergic child and a section on how to tell whether your child is allergic. Harris and Nachsin, a home economist working toward certification as a nutritionist, have also raised allergic children. Because their recipes are for desserts, they contain a fair amount of oil and sugar, though fruit sweetening is also used. The authors indicate where special ingredients may be purchased and explain how to create an allergy-free home. Both books have merit, especially because little else is available on the subject, and are recommended for all health collections. (Indexes not seen.)?Lorraine F. Sweetland, Information Problem Solvers, Laurel, Md.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press; 1st edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556523033
• ISBN-13: 978-1556523038
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #812,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lifesaver (literally) for our multiple-allergic child, January 30, 2000

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Barbara Kaser (Southeast United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Kid's Allergic to Everything Dessert Cookbook: More Than 80 Recipes for Sweets and Treats the Whole Family Will Enjoy (Paperback)

After our child came off breast milk at 17 months, we noticed our sweet, friendly, happy child was becoming grumpy, always had a tummy ache, and seemed to tire easily. We were told by the pediatrician and the dermatologist that our child's skin rashes and flushed face would go away with time.We took finally took our child to an allergy specialist and had the skin tests done to determine if allergies might be the underlying cause of the changes we'd seen in our child. Multiple allergies showed up and we went right to Amazon to find helpful books on changing our eating habits to eliminate allergens in our child's diet.These recipes are easy and the book is written with great anecdotes which show the author can really relate to the difficulties we face as novices to the allergy free environment. You need more than this book, but it is a must to have in the cookbook repetoire.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great tasting recipes that avoid only some common allergens, August 28, 2001

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This review is from: My Kid's Allergic to Everything Dessert Cookbook: More Than 80 Recipes for Sweets and Treats the Whole Family Will Enjoy (Paperback)

This book is a good one to add to your library of allergy cookbooks. There are a variety of great-tasting recipes, so you're likely to find one that makes a dessert your child is craving. If your child truly has multiple allergies, however, this book may not have any recipes you can use. I was also disappointed that most of the recipes use sugar and a gluten flour. For a no wheat, milk, eggs, corn, soy, yeast, sugar, grain and gluten comprehensive recipe book (all meals, snacks, desserts), I highly recommend "Allergy Cooking With Ease" by Nicolette Dumke. Feeding a child with allergies is a challenge. Finding even one recipe they love makes it easier. Best wishes to you and your child.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars book review, June 10, 2000

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Lori (florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Kid's Allergic to Everything Dessert Cookbook: More Than 80 Recipes for Sweets and Treats the Whole Family Will Enjoy (Paperback)

I have compiled an extensive "allergy cooking" collection. This book is so helpful in preparing desserts for my daughter. I have tried at least 20 of the recipes an only 1 did not work (the brownies). Best of all, it passed the preschool test, need I say more! I liked the flexibility of flours and other ingredients. People who deal with food allergies know that it is so individual. So, that one ingredient that doesn't work for your family often takes many recipes out of the running. Here, you have choices. So bake, enjoy, and watch your kids smile.